Victoria Wood
From Wikipedia Victoria Wood CBE (19 May 1953 – 20 April 2016) was an English comedian, actress, singer and songwriter, screenwriter and director. Wood wrote and starred in sketches, plays, films and sitcoms, and her live comedy act was interspersed with her own compositions, which she accompanied on piano. Wood also composed and performed the theme music for her award winning BBC sitcom Dinnerladies. Much of her humour was grounded in everyday life, and included references to popular British media and brand names of quintessentially British products. She was noted for her skills in observing culture, and in satirising social classes. She started her career in 1974 by winning the ATV talent show New Faces. It wasn't until the 1980s that she began to establish herself as a comedy star, with the award-winning television series Victoria Wood As Seen on TV and became one of Britain's most popular stand-up comics. In 1998, she wrote and starred in the (again, award-winning) sitcom Dinnerladies. In 2006, she won two BAFTA awards for her one-off drama for ITV1, Housewife, 49. Wood frequently worked with long-term collaborators Julie Walters, Duncan Preston and Celia Imrie. Victoria Wood died on 20 April 2016 after a short battle with cancer. She was 62.
Known For
Credits
- 2021 · Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
- 2020 · Victoria Wood In Her Own Words as Herself
- 2017 · Our Friend Victoria as Herself - Archive
- 2017 · Dying Laughing as Self
- 2016 · Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood as Self (archive material)
- 2015 · Fungus the Bogeyman as Eve
- 2015 · Fungus The Bogeyman as
- 2014 · Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made as
- 2014 · A Life on Screen as Self
- 2013 · Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea as Self - Presenter
- 2013 · Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea as Self
- 2013 · The Great Comic Relief Bake Off as Herself - Contestant
- 2012 · Victoria Wood's Short Term Memories as
- 2011 · The Borrowers as Granny Driver
- 2011 · Eric & Ernie as Sadie Bartholomew
- 2011 · Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self - Presenter / Narrator
- 2010 · The Angina Monologues as Herself/Jean's Friend
- 2009 · Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays as Self
- 2009 · Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas as
- 2008 · Ballet Shoes as Nana
- 2007 · Victoria's Empire as
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Housewife, 49 as Nella Last
- 2006 · The One Show as Self
- 2006 · The Story of Light Entertainment as Self
- 2006 · Acorn Antiques: The Musical as Bo Beaumont / Mrs Overall (On Bingo Nights)
- 2005 · Harry & Paul as
- 2005 · The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse as Queen Mary II
- 2003 · QI as Self
- 2002 · Victoria at the Albert - Live as Herself/Various
- 2002 · Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy as
- 2000 · Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Self/Various Characters
- 2000 · Don't Panic: The Dad's Army Story as Host
- 1998 · Dinnerladies as Brenda
- 1998 · Parkinson as Self
- 1997 · Victoria Wood - Live as Herself
- 1996 · The Wind in the Willows as The Tea Lady
- 1996 · Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as Wetty Hainthropp
- 1994 · Victoria Wood Live In Your Own Home as Herself
- 1994 · Pat and Margaret as Margaret
- 1992 · Victoria Wood's All Day Breakfast as
- 1991 · Julie Walters and Friends as
- 1991 · Julie Walters and Friends as
- 1991 · Pebble Mill as Self
- 1991 · Not Now Bernard as
- 1991 · Victoria Wood: Sold Out as
- 1989 · Victoria Wood as Victoria
- 1988 · An Audience With Victoria Wood as Self
- 1987 · Acorn Antiques as Berta
- 1987 · Going Live! as Self
- 1986 · Comedians Do It On Stage as self
- 1985 · Personal View: Victoria Wood as Herself
- 1985 · The Glass Box as Herself
- 1985 · Victoria Wood As Seen On TV as
- 1984 · Aspel & Company as
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1982 · The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self
- 1982 · Wood and Walters as
- 1981 · Happy Since I Met You as Voice Only (uncredited)
- 1980 · Great Railway Journeys as Self - Presenter
- 1980 · Nearly a Happy Ending as Maureen
- 1979 · Talent as Maureen
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self
- 1976 · The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- 1975 · The Summer Show as
- 1973 · That's Life! as
- 1965 · Jackanory as Storyteller
- 1950 · Lux Video Theatre as Cavendish
- Future · The Talent Show Story as Herself